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Hello @Haliday9 Have you ever done any basal fasting tests ? your rapid insulin only lasts around 3-5 hours so a rise after the action of your quick acting has worn off would indicate a need to change your background but can only be confirmed after a basal fasting test to check...

Completely agree with @becca59 Get the book it's available on Amazon, but every t1 should read it, I have a copy too. You need to be getting in the blue zone, if you were already in the blue zone then this would be normal, can you remember when you were last below 10 ? Graphs with rapidly...

Crumbs no - who care's what you have, it's your choice don't feel judged tho, no one here should do that. Sounds a good choice of panini to me ! The fat in the mozzarella would cause the delay, so brakes on and then a rise, as long as it's ok now, that's cool.

Hello @RobertJ What did you eat at Neros ? Anything with cheese in ?

Hello @Emck It's perfectly normal to feel this like, you've just made a major switch so are essentially out of your comfort zone right now and not seeing good numbers is just going to make that feeling worse, in my opinion people need support right now more than ever when managing this change...

Hello @RyanRB Can you contact your Diabetes team for advice on this ? It does sound unusual and any other symptom should be checked out professionally, personally I get more symptoms when running low than high, running high just makes me tired and cross, but going low I can have anything from...

Sorry to hear this @Kerry48 I really feel for you, but great advice from @Grant_Vicat so hope you get a good outcome, they seem keen to stick care onto General Practitioners and not 'Specialists', which is very gravely concerning, as the standard GP knows diddly squat about 'Specialist' conditions.

Hello @RobertJ Ah as we all know nothing is straight forward with t1 !! Do the same thing tomorrow and expect different results ! Drinking alcohol and dancing is also a completely different experience, although you can keep yourself happily in range from exercising and drinking, I love a...

Hello @kuszu Is your doctor a GP or specialist diabetes consultant ? The info they have given in regards to your drop in BG's is questionable, I have never heard of anyone suffering nervous system damage from a sudden drop in BG levels in my 10 years living with t1 and having read loads of...

Hello @Emck Unfortunately sounds like a bad site, this can happen when it gets knocked or comes unstuck and the set re-inserted and so it's no wonder the site ended up sore, you just need to locate another area, just find a site where you don't think it will catch or bump ? I wouldn't give up...

Hey @Megss Unfortunately with t1 if control is slightly off then managing sleep, work, life can all be impacted. Firstly which CGM are you using ? is is the libre ? How is your control during the day, what's your insulin regime like ? Getting the control sorted is a good starting point...

Weirdly enough i've found whenever i've been ill that my t1 is really well controlled, but put that down to lack of spontaneity and ability to control BG levels better as not much else to do, however never been able to omit insulin completely since diagnosis 10 years ago.

Hello @rbbrown2448 Sorry to hear of the really poor care your grand daughter is receiving from her team, I can understand your frustration, they should understand that puberty and hormones would directly affect her control, so blaming the patient is really poor care, personally I would start...

Hello @ewok26 What exactly is confusing you - is it just hot tub compatibility ? Have you done any research on each pump ? Personally i'd rate the features and benefits above compatibility with using a hot tub. I am a Tandem slim user and this is closed loop pumping, in my opinion it's the...

To be honest I rarely get pain with my inserts, but always best to slightly pinch the skin where it's to be inserted to get a good area, once it's in and settled in then there shouldn't be pain unless there's not much fat there. They are bomb proof though in regards to lumps, am unsure why the...

Hello @Sdeuto Have you tried speaking to Dexcom direct to see if this could be causing interference ? Unsure that forum members will have an answer for you.

I used to get lumps with teflon infusion sets and they were really sore, so switched to sure t - which are steel tip sets and you manually insert them - haven't had any absorption/lump issues since and that was about 4 years ago, would never use the plastic/teflon sets again, can try the steel...

Glad to hear the numbers are looking a bit better - sometimes it's hard to differentiate between feeling rubbish from high numbers or just feeling rubbish due to feeling poorly, that's why keeping a copy of sick day rules to hand and correcting where necessary is the only way to tackle it...

I am guessing you have done a set change and are using fresh insulin ? Do you think you could be coming down with something ? Are you due on ? When insulin turns to water, these are the 2 things that make me insulin resistant. When running high I try to avoid carbs and I correct every 2-3...